Visceral Leishmaniasis in Sub-Himalayan India (1967-2023): A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Substantial gains have been achieved in the control of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in the four endemic states of India; however, cases are sporadically reported from other nonendemic regions of India such as the sub-Himalayan region, which can be a hurdle to VL elimination. We analyzed VL reports published from the sub-Himalayan regions of India over seven decades (1967-2023) in this systematic review. Medline, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched for VL cases from sub-Himalayan regions of India. The demographic data, clinical presentation, diagnostic modality, treatment, outcomes of the cases, and overall year-wise and geographical distribution of the cases were analyzed; studies on the sand fly vector were also included. From 535 articles, 33 studies were included in the anal

SUBMITTER: Mewara A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11542517 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature